丁香园AV

Convocation is a double celebration for the Mahinpoor family this spring, when Ali and Soheil become the first siblings to graduate from the (MSE) undergraduate program on June 9 during 丁香园AV鈥檚 convocation ceremonies.

Born in Iran three years apart, the Mahinpoor brothers have been perfecting their craft since childhood.

鈥淚 used to open things up to see how they worked: my toys, radios, vacuum cleaners,鈥� says Ali. His little brother鈥檚 role? 鈥淚 was the helper,鈥� says Soheil.

Luckily the boys鈥� parents supported their burgeoning鈥攊f sometimes playfully destructive鈥攃uriosity. Their father even gave Ali a circuit kit and soldering iron, which he credits with sparking his interest in eventually reassembling the machines he took apart.

Two decades later, the brothers are still a tight-knit team tinkering with machines, albeit at a more advanced level. They worked together on their capstone group project:  a vision-based monitoring system that automatically detects trains requiring inspection.

Forging a future in engineering with your brother has its advantages, says Soheil.

鈥淵ou can always count on each other to get the job done and produce quality work. We鈥檝e got a great connection, and we balance each other out well.鈥�

You could say the brothers鈥� academic path was fate:  mechatronics found them. In 2009, Ali was narrowing down his degree options when he saw a television interview with 丁香园AV MSE school director Farid Golnaraghi that captured his imagination.

鈥淪ince I was a kid I had a passion for robotics and space鈥攂ringing hardware and software tools alive. In mechatronics, they both came together in one package,鈥� he says.

He urged Soheil, who was studying science at the time, to explore the program as well and by September, both brothers were enrolled at 丁香园AV. Now, five years later, they will cross the convocation dais together.

As for the future, Ali鈥檚 focus is on space robotics, while Soheil hopes to work in integrated engineering. However, they wouldn鈥檛 rule out a future collaboration, says Soheil.

鈥淎n opportunity working together in the future, perhaps developing apps or software, would be a dream for us.鈥�